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Andradite (var. Demantoid) Garnet
- Soghan, Baft District, Kerman Province, Iran
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 06/29/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/12/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Deep green to emerald green, this translucent crystal of Andradite Garnet is 2.6 cm long. It is a killer for the locality, from Charlie Key's choice collection of worldwide thumbnails! This euhedral crystal has well-formed, complex faces, and is a very good example of a Demantoid Garnet thumbnail from Iran. The intensity of the emerald-green portions of the crystal is quite eye-catching, and nearly unique for this locality. This is quite large for a single crystal from here, in good condition. Part of Charlie's worldwide thumbnails collection. valued $500